Erguna: A Fairy Tale Border Town Breaking into the Secret Land Beyond the Great Wall

️1. Basic Information
Best Seasons:
- June to September 📍Lush green grasslands
- Late September to early October 🍂Golden and splendid birch forests
- Winter ❄️Experience the ice and snow wonderland

Recommended Duration: 3-5 days (suggested to combine with Hulunbuir loop)

🚗 Transportation Suggestions:
- Hailar Airport / Harbin transfer
- Car rental / self-driving for more freedom (grassland road conditions are complex)

✨2. Must-Visit Attractions
1️⃣ Erguna Wetland
🌟Asia’s largest wetland!
✔️720-meter viewing platform overlooking the "Ω-shaped" Genhe River
✔️Autumn forests dyed like an oil painting 🎨
Activities: low-altitude flight experience ✈️, feeding cute animals 🦌, wetland night light show
💰Peak season 65 RMB (May-October), includes sightseeing bus

2️⃣ Birch Forest Scenic Area
🌲Secret moment: golden forest sea in September
Activities:
√ Reindeer interaction
√ High-altitude plank road for shooting light and shadow fairy tales
Easter egg: Hobbit house-style mushroom pavilion 🍄

3️⃣ Shiwei Port
🇷🇺 Sino-Russian style:
✔️Border river cruise to view Russian villages
✔️Russian sauna + rye bread DIY
📸Best photo spot: Olochi Manor windmill viewing platform

4️⃣ Moerdaoga Forest Park
🚂Forest adventure:
√ Forest train through the primeval forest sea
√ Winter rime secret spot photography

5️⃣ Olochi Manor
🎪Family playground:
√ Transnational swing
√ July rapeseed flower sea festival
✨Night activities: stargazing camping + bonfire fireworks show

🍖3. Food Map
【Three Mongolian Delicacies】:
🐑Hand-pulled lamb (near Laogao Horse Ranch pastoral home)
🍵Pot tea (Tengger Mongolian cuisine)
🥟Buryat dumplings
【Russian Flavors】:
🍲Borscht + stewed beef (Zhongke Liliya Restaurant)
🍺Kvass

🏕️4. Accommodation Picks
【Wild Luxury Camp】Wangjian·Shuiyue Homestay
⭐720° panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows
⭐Starry sky room + private hot spring pool
💰1800 RMB/night

【Russian Style】Shiwei Matryoshka Hotel
⭐Log cabin architecture
⭐Christmas-themed rooms
💰600 RMB/night

🚗5. Itinerary
Day 1: Hailar → Morigele River → Erguna Wetland → Birch Forest
Day 2: Birch Forest → Enhe Russian Village → Shiwei Port → Olochi Manor
Day 3: Olochi → Wulanshan Taiji Diagram → Heishantou horseback riding → Grassland starry sky 🌌
Day 4: Heishantou → 186 Ribbon River → Mammoth Park → Manzhouli

📝6. Practical Tips
1️⃣ Photography Equipment:
- Must-have polarizing filter (to eliminate glare)
- Drone requires prior registration

2️⃣ Cultural Taboos:
- Avoid stepping on the threshold when entering a Mongolian yurt
- Obtain consent before photographing the Ewenki people

💰7. Budget Reference
Economy: 2500-3500 RMB/person
Light luxury: 4500-6000 RMB/person

🌟Little Tips:
Plan 2 main attractions per day, leaving enough time to enjoy the slow grassland life~
Bring waterproof shoe covers in August ☔
Shoot morning fog from 6:30 to 7:30 in September 🌫️